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Who you’re recruiting against
61 care employers recruit in Islington
Most care employers in Islington are home care agencies (75%), followed by care homes (13%) and nursing homes (11%). Carers here can choose between them. A profile search lets you reach people before they apply anywhere else.
Registered services from the Care Quality Commission register, updated regularly. A service registered for both home care and residential care is counted in each.
Recruiting in Islington
Finding Islington carers when few can afford to live nearby
Islington is a home care borough, and its rounds are short and dense. The harder part is that many carers do not live inside it. The 2021 census put home ownership here among the three lowest rates in England, and in practice a good share of your workforce is likely to come in from Haringey, Hackney, Camden or further out along the Overground and the Victoria line.
That makes travel the thing to check. Carer Badge profiles show a carer's postcode district, how far they are willing to travel and whether they drive, and you can search by distance from your office postcode rather than by borough, so someone living two stops away in Finsbury Park or Tottenham shows up just as easily as someone in Holloway.
Nursing homes recruiting registered nurses are competing with the Whittington and the big central London trusts nearby. One step before interview is already done for nurses, since their NMC registration is checked by Carer Badge.
95% of the inspected care employers in Islington are rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC, above the 88% across London and above England as a whole (85%).
Who else is recruiting near you
Care employers around Islington
Every dot is a CQC-registered care service. We don’t name them, and locations are approximate.
- Home care agencies
- Care homes
- Nursing homes
Questions about recruiting in Islington
Will carers from neighbouring boroughs appear when I search from Islington?
Yes. Search works by distance from your postcode, not by council boundary, so carers in Haringey, Hackney or Camden appear if they are within your chosen radius and happy to travel that far.
Do I need to look for drivers for Islington rounds?
Usually not. Most visits in the borough are close together and reachable on foot or by public transport, so you can widen your pool by including carers who do not drive. You can still filter for drivers if a particular package needs one.
Sources for this page
- ONS: How life has changed in Islington, Census 2021 (second most densely populated area in England; home ownership among the three lowest)
- Islington Council: direct payments for social care (employing a personal assistant; help with costs, job descriptions and records)
- Islington Council: get a social care assessment
- Islington Council: abuse and safeguarding adults
- Whittington Health (Whittington Hospital, Magdala Avenue N19; hospital and community services in Islington and Haringey)
- Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
- NHS West and North London ICB (formed April 2026 from North West London and North Central London ICBs; covers Islington)
- NHS North West London ICB legacy site (merger notice, 1 April 2026)
- City and Islington College: Health and Social Care Level 2 Certificate
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Daniel O. · 2 years in care · drivesRegistered nurse Example profile
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Near Islington
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- Redbridge200 care employers
- Enfield195 care employers
- Barking and Dagenham178 care employers
- Barnet178 care employers
- Havering169 care employers
- Ealing154 care employers
- Greenwich145 care employers
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